Robotic laparoscopic surgery. Activity report 2008-2009

Robotic laparoscopic surgery. Activity report 2008-2009

Charles-Henry Rochat - Robotically assisted laparoscopic surgery
ROBOTIC LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY
ACTIVITY REPORT 2008 - 2009
Charles-Henry Rochat, MD
Associate Professor
Chief surgeon for Urology at the Multidisciplinary Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Center in
Geneva (www.beaulieu.ch)
Secretary General of the European Group of Robotic Surgery (www.egru.ch)
Board Member of the European Board of the Society of Robotic Surgery
Board Member of the Beaulieu Medical Society (www.smb-cgb.ch)
Chairman of the 2005 European Robotic Urology Symposium (ERUS) in Geneva, CH
(http://www.gfmer.ch/Medical_education_En/pdf/Robotic_urology_symposium.pdf )
Co-Chairman of the 2008 European Robotic Urology Symposium (ERUS) in Prague, CR
(www.erus2008.com)
Co-Chairman of the 2009 European Robotic Urology Symposium (ERUS) in Padua, Italy
(www.erus2009.com)
Faculty member
ERUS (European Robotic Urology Symposium) 2005, Geneva, Switzerland - Chairman
ERUS (European Robotic Urology Symposium) 2006, Stockholm, Sweden
ERUS (European Robotic Urology Symposium) 2007, Brussels, Belgium – Co-Chairman
ERUS (European Robotic Urology Symposium) 2008, Prague, Czech Republic – Co-Chairman
ERUS (European Robotic Urology Symposium) 2009, Padua, Italy – Co-Chairman
Challenge in Laparoscopy, 2007 European Congress of Laparoscopy, June 2007, Bordeaux, France
1st Congress of the French Association of Robotic Surgery, October 2007, Lyon, France
International Robotic Urology Symposium, January 2009, Las Vegas, USA
World Robotic Symposium, April 2009, Orlando, USA
Conferences and presentations
January 2008
Robotic Surgery: the European Experience. Minimally Invasive Robotic Association (MIRA), Rome,
Italy.
September 2008
Robotic Prostatectomy: the European Group results. European Robotic Urology Symposium (ERUS),
Prague, Czech Republic.
November 2008
Robotic Scientific Societies: AFCR, MIRA, EGRU-EAU. French Urological Association (AFU),
Paris, France.
January 2009:
Robotic Prostatectomy in patients with prior abdominal surgery: the extraperitoneal approach.
International Robotic Urology Symposium (IRUS), Las Vegas, USA.
April 2009
Tracking long term Biochemical free Recurrence after Robotic assisted Prostatectomy utilizing a webbased database. World Robotic Urology Symposium (WRUS), Orlando, USA.
September 2009
Prostatectomie radicale au Da Vinci : suivi biologique d’une série de 303 cas au moyen d’une base
de données Internet. 65th Congress SSU (Swiss Urology Society) Lausanne, Switzerland.
Chirurgie : quels types de traitements, avec ou sans robot?. PROSCA Conference, Auditorium
Foundation Louis-Jeantet, Geneva, Switzerland.
Videos
April 2009
Robotic Retrograde Extra-peritoneal Laparoscopic Prostatectomy (RRELP). Rochat CH, de
Boccard GA, Dubernard P. World Robotic Urology Symposium (WRUS), Orlando, USA.
http://www.gfmer.ch/Videofiles/RRELP-Rochat-Orlando-2009.htm
Retroperitoneal Robotic Prostatectomy combined with bilateral hernia mesh repair. Rochat CH,
Sauvain J. World Robotic Urology Symposium (WRUS), Orlando, USA.
September 2009
Prostatectomie extra-péritonéale rétrograde robot assistée laparoscopique. Rochat CH, de Boccard
GA, Dubernard P. 65th Congress SSU (Swiss Urology Society), Lausanne, Switzerland.
Prostatectomie extra-péritonéale robot assistée avec cure bilatérale de hernie par matériel
prothétique. Rochat CH, Sauvain J. 65th Congress SSU (Swiss Urology Society), Lausanne,
Switzerland.
Courses
September 2008
Advanced course of upper urinary tract. European Robotic Urology Symposium (ERUS), Prague,
Czech Republic.
September 2009
Advanced course of upper urinary tract. European Robotic Urology Symposium (ERUS), Padua,
Italy.
Article and book chapters
Rochat CH, Sauvain J. Radical Prostatectomy: Transperitoneal Access. Robotic Urology, Editors
Hubert John and Peter Wiklund, Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2008, 29-36.
de Boccard GA, Rochat CH. Pharmacological assistance with erectile function recovery after radical
surgery for prostate cancer. Electronic letter 5, French Society of Sexual Medicine, 2009.
In Press
Rochat CH, Seshdri-Kreaden U. Databases and Data Management for Robotic Surgery. Robotic
Urologic Surgery. Editors AK Hemal, M Menon, Springer.
Rochat CH, Dubernard P. Robotic Retrograde Extra peritoneal Laparoscopic Prostatectomy
(RRELP). Robotic Urologic Surgery, Editors AK Hemal, M Menon, Springer.
Rochat CH. Port placement, transperitoneal. Video Atlas of Robotic Prostatectomy. Editors H
John, P Wiklung and JH Witt, Springer.
Rochat CH, Dubernard P. Robotic Retrograde Extra peritoneal Laparoscopic Prostatectomy
(RRELP). Video Atlas of Robotic Urologic Surgery, Editors AK Hemal, M Menon, Springer.
Submitted in 2009
Schaffar R, Bouchardy Ch, Perneger T, Merglen A, Fioretta G, Schubert H, Miralbell R,
Schmidlin F, Rochat CH, Zanetti R, Iselin CE, Rapiti E. Effectiveness of prostate-specific antigen
screening in a population-based cohort of men with prostate cancer after accounting for biases of
selection, lead-time, length-time and over-diagnosis.
Rochat CH, Sauvain J, Dubernard P, Herbert A, Kreaden U. Long-Term Oncologic Outcomes
Following Robotic vs. Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: What is the best PSA cutoff for
studying biochemical free recurrence.
Rochat CH, Sauvain J. Urinary Continence and Sexual Function after Robotic Radical
Prostatectomy: What and when can we expect?
Article in preparation
Rochat CH and al. Pathologic Parameters of Robotic Assisted Prostatectomy, implications of a
positive surgical margin on long term outcome.